Social Studies

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Winnetka, Ill. - A group of New Trier High School government students recently experienced a real-life lesson in electoral politics as they canvassed neighborhoods and engaged Wisconsin voters on behalf of the Democratic and Republican parties.

The social sciences are in search of patterns which reflect human experience. Laws, languages, institutions, arts, industries, political experiments, economic theories, religious quests and military ambitions - all project the image of that experience. The social studies offerings provide insights about what has been, what is and what might be, and develop in students a curiosity about and sensitivity to the environment in which they live. All the courses in the Social Studies Department have been developed to raise questions. Furthermore, the courses challenge students to assess and interpret and provide a framework for recognizing and accepting responsibility as individuals and as citizens.